North Carolina: Nigerian man found guilty after trial for scheme that contacts lawyers and asked to be represented; sent them a fake counterfeit check as payment, and then canceled and asked for a refund by bank transfer; got over $20 million
New Jersey: Two men from India get 41 months prison each for fraud that used robocalls from India to impersonate the Social Security Administration or the FBI and DEA; handled $1.2 million of victim money
New Facebook scam claims to be giving away laptop or Playstation, but asks for money to pay shipping; no product exists
Australia reports that scams calling Chinese speakers, claiming to be with the Chinese government, and threatening arrest or deportation, have recently doubled; demand victims pay a "fine."
India busts eight tech support fraud call centers; arrest over 200
Fraud Studies: Here are links to the studies I’ve written for the Better Business Bureau: puppy fraud, romance fraud; BEC fraud, sweepstakes/lottery fraud, tech support fraud, romance fraud money mules, crooked movers, government imposters, online vehicle sale scams, rental fraud, gift cards, free trial offer frauds, job scams, online shopping fraud, fake check fraudand crypto scams
Fraud News Around the world
- Taiwan arrests two Vietnamese men for acting as money mules for scammers
- USPIS video about a prosecution of a Florida-based tech support fraud
- Quebec: Elderly woman helps police, who arrest two for grandparent fraud
- FBI list six Nigerians on cyber most wanted list
- Finland, with European partners, takes down dark web platform
- US Customs seizes $1 million in counterfeit goods at O’Hare; arrived from Thailand
- Customs seizes $12 million of counterfeit goods at UPS air facility in Louisville, Kentucky; shipped from Hong Kong to a Canadian residence
- Police find loose pig wandering on Bacon Creek Road
- Dunkin’ Donuts employee arrested after assaulting customer during dispute on sugar
- Wanted man posts his hideout location on Snapchat
- Illinois State Inspector General refers 177 state employees to federal authorities for PPP fraud
- New Orleans: Woman pleads guilty to PPP fraud; got $13,500
- IRS stops accepting claims for Pandemic Employee Tax Credit due to fraud concerns; says it has started hundreds of criminal cases
- Connecticut: Man gets 37 months prison for PPP fraud; got $41,000
- Attack on public transportation agency in Auckland, New Zealand
- Hits more than 50 government and private organizations in Columbia last week
- Jamaica: At least eight arrested for lottery fraud, armed robbery, and drug dealing
- Canada: Peel police arrest man for lottery fraud; claimed money was needed to cover taxes
- Australia: Three arrested for romance fraud
- Nigeria: Ten Yahoo Boys convicted of romance and other fraud
- Minnesota: Two Nigerians sentenced for romance fraud; one 14 months prison, the other probation; scammers got at least $500,000
- Indonesia deports 153 Chinese over romance fraud